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i don't think 2000 hh is enough to keep out heavy rain, also once the outer is wet avoid touching the tent as this just makes the water come in.

Our tent has an hh of 3000 and that is not storm proof ( having said that it has never leaked even in heavy rain).

It`s almost never the fabric that leaks, so the HH of a tent becomes almost irrelevant after a certain point.  2000HH is more than adequate in the UK.

Nope, tents leak through the little rows of holes called seams. (Or zips...rows of even bigger holes.) Hang a toggle loop from a seam and it stretches the seam...minute holes open and it leaks. The solution here is a very light application of seam sealant on the end of a thin paintbrush.

Condensation? If you don`t ventilate a tent adequately you can get condensation literally pouring down the inside, especially in damp weather. If you cook, boil kettles, take wet jackets inside or have a large soggy dog the condensation will be even worse. This will also often collect and drip off toggle points and seam ends.

The solution is more ventilation. A few slits at the bottom of the doors aren`t nearly enough to ventilate most tents., especially with warm breathing bodies inside.